Daring Bakers Challenge: Dutch Crunch!

This month's Daring Bakers' Challenge was something I'd never heard of . . . which is not abnormal.  But usually the unheard of things have unpronounceable names and French origins.  This time the name was easy . . . Dutch Crunch Bread.  And it hails from San Francisco of all places.

This was really a fun challenge because we could use any bread recipe we wanted as long as we tried the topping recipe that turns any bread into a crunchy gorgeous masterpiece.  Then, we were asked to use our bread to make a yummy sandwich.

I made sandwich buns with the delicious Soft White Roll recipe provided by our hosts, Sara and Erica.  The roll recipe was sublime.  The topping recipe was easy.  It required A LOT of yeast and had a strong flavor, I think, in the end product.  But the rolls looked exotic, kind of like giraffes or tigers.

Since I had six buns (and the only sandwich my kids willingly eat is burgers), I made burgers with plain old cheese, ketchup and mustard.  Not too creative.  Not too colorful.  But at least consumed by my kids.

Thanks, Daring Kitchen, for a fun challenge and for introducing me to something new!